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The Institutional Change Mechanism Anatomy Of Foreign Economy And Trade Management Of Local Governments

Posted on:2006-08-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W T HuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360155957659Subject:Public Management
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The 20 and more-year reform mainly revolves around the reform of our national system, and it is in nature a process of institutional evolution. Up to now, the reform (or institutional change) has witnessed great achievements which attract worldwide attentions. Such success owes to the right decision we've made on the approach of institutional change. As planned economy transferring to market economy, power descending from the central government to the local governments, international managerial trade prevailing and China's entry into WTO, the local governments are exposed to new national and international situation on managing foreign economic and trade. Local governments, as an important part of the governmental system, are not only executors of national policies, but also organizers and coordinators of the local economies and social development.This paper first reviews the reform procedure of China's foreign trade system and its accompanying changes of institutional environment. These changes have great influence on local governments, It shows different models of behavior adopted by local governments during the process of institutional reform. Besides, it studies the current status, drawbacks and the future functional transition of local foreign economic and trade management. Take Lishui's Foreign Economic and Trade Bureau (FETB) (the working place of the author) for example, the paper specifically examines the institutional change process of Lishui's foreign economic and trade management system from the aspects of foreign trade, foreign capital utilization, foreign economic cooperation, FETB institution and personnel system reform. Then, it points out the existing problems during the institutional reform process and provides suggestions accordingly. This paper find out not only the realistic basis of the foreign economic and trade management institution reform of Lishui, but also the theoretic foundation. It mainly introduce some theories of New Institution Economics to analyze the mechanism of local foreign economic and trade management institution change, and explore short-term framework of institution formation, driving forces of institution change and gradually stability of institution change. The part concerning...
Keywords/Search Tags:institution, institutional change, local government, WTO, function transition
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